What is manufactured stone veneer and how is it made?

Manufactured stone veneer, stone cladding and manufactured stone panels are all names for a specific type of home decor product. At it’s core a piece of stone veneer is a manufactured stone product that is created out of concrete to emulate the look of natural stone. Through a highly specialized mechanical process stone veneer is moulded and sculpted to resemble natural quarry cut stone as much as possible.

Stone veneer, manufactured stone and masonry stone panels have all become effective tools for home renovation and refurbishing. There are many terms for this specific home reno product but we like to categorize our stone into two categories: manmade/manufactured and natural stone veneer. Natural stone is a product that is created from real quarry cut stone. The masonry stone material is cut into thin neat slabs. It is flat packed and shipped to our distribution centers as elegant thin cut stone pieces. Stone veneer on the other hand is a manufactured stone product. It’s created through a highly specialized system that replicates the look of real stones by using a lightweight cement and specialized paints. As a result the light weight stone veneers are more affordable and easy to use while the natural stone have a more authentic quality. That being said both styles can be applied to virtually any surface and require a very limited amount of experience to work with.  All these factors have made manufactured stone veneers and natural stone veneers one of the most popular tools for remodeling rooms and transforming homes.

Using stone cladding to transform an interior space.

Using stone veneer is easy and effective, their versatility and streamlined installation procedure allow for anyone with a keen eye for design to transform their home interior or exterior. You will surely be able to find the right texture or tone to coincide with your pre existing interior or exterior design. There are many colours and patterns to choose from. Each masonry stone, manufactured stone and brick veneer are organized into styles. Each style contains a number of patterns that you can choose from to pair up with your furniture, wall colour and virtually any other interior surface you can think of. Just think of masonry stone and brick as an accent piece to a room’s overall appearance. Use it to highlight or balance out the other elements within a room. If the wall colours are muted then feel free to experiment with the more bold and daring stone veneer patterns. If the walls have a saturated colour then more earthy grey tones can be used to create balance and harmony.

For more information on how manufactured stone veneer products are made and the ways of implementing them in your home decor ideas visit our website. Or if you want an up close look at our stone veneer patterns come by our main showroom in Mississauga.